AWS Bedrock AgentCore vs styx
AWS Bedrock AgentCore is an MCP server published by awslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). styx is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by timmx7. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  AWS Bedrock AgentCore |  styx |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:df610a7a056f Forks (GitHub): 1 806 Pulls (Docker Hub): 20 000 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 9 779 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | AWS Bedrock AgentCore | styx |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 779 (better) | 5 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 20 000 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 806 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/amazon-bedrock-agentcore-mcp-server) | Remote server (localhost/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 122 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 5 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/awslabs/mcp | github.com/timmx7/styx |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
AWS Bedrock AgentCore
Documentation on AgentCore platform services.
styx
The MCP-native AI API gateway for developers building with LLMs. Every app using AI needs API keys, cost control, and provider flexibility — Styx gives you all three through one endpoint. Route requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or Mistral with automatic failover, track spending in real-time, and manage team access with scoped API keys. Self-hosted, open source, and manageable directly from Claude Code with /styx:setup, /styx:status, and @styx-ops.
How to run each
AWS Bedrock AgentCore As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio amazon-bedrock-agentcore -- docker run -i --rm mcp/amazon-bedrock-agentcore-mcp-serverstyx As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install styx@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only styx has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of styx publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: AWS Bedrock AgentCore · What it can do: styx · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.